A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Aladağ in Turkey on Sunday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:55:10 / 2:55 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/07/24 / 2024-07-21 02:55:10 / July 21, 2024 @ 2:55 am. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 35.5455° East, 37.6884° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us7000n0kb. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000n0kb.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 79 km (49 miles) from Adana (c. 1 249 000 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Osmaniye (c. 202 800 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Ceyhan (c. 96 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Niğde (c. 91 000 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Kozan (c. 88 100 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Kadirli (c. 70 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Osmaniye, Göksun, Bor (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 20 km NE of Aladağ, Turkey. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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